Grzegorz Filipowski

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Grzegorz Filipowski
Personal information
Country represented Poland
Born (1966-07-28) July 28, 1966
Łódź

Grzegorz Filipowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡʐɛɡɔʂ filiˈpɔvski]; born 28 July 1966 in Łódź)[1] is a former Polish figure skater. He is the 1985 European bronze medalist, the 1989 European silver medalist and the 1989 World bronze medalist.

He competed in three Winter Olympics between 1984 and 1992, with a best finish of fifth position in 1988.[2]

He turned pro in 1992 and currently has been living in Canada where he has been working as a coach in short track. He was the very first skater ever to perform a triple-triple combination of jumps (3 toe/3 toe).

He trained in Rochester, MN with his coach Barbara Kasowska.

Results

Results[1]
International
Event 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92
Olympics 12th 5th 11th
Worlds 15th 11th 13th 11th 7th 13th 5th 4th 3rd 4th 12th
Europeans 7th 9th 8th 8th 3rd 5th 4th 4th 2nd 4th 5th
Skate Canada 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd
GP de Paris 2nd 2nd 6th
NHK Trophy 4th 3rd 2nd 1st
National
Polish Champ. 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "FILIPOWSKI GRZEGORZ". Polish Olympic Committee (in Polish). Archived from the original on July 1, 2013. 
  2. Olympic results
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